Reel and support



N0. 6l|,020. Patented Sept. 20, I898.

|. 'E. PALMER.

REEL AND SUPPORT.

(Application filed May 20, 1897.)

(No Model.)

/M'i/M I a W I THE NORRIS FETEHS co. PHoTa-umu, WASNINGTON. n. c.

NITED STATES ISAAC E. PALMER, OF MlDDLETOlVN, CONNECTICUT,

REEL AND SUPPORT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 611,020, datedSeptember 20, 1898.

Application filed May 20, 1897. Serial No. 637,329. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ISAAC E. PALMER, o Middletown, in the county ofMiddlesex and State of Connecticut, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Reels and Supports Therefor, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to certain improvements in reels and theirsupports, in which the reels may be quickly and readilyinserted intotheir supports and may be as easily removed therefrom, the said reelswhen mounted within the supports being held so as to freely rotatetherein, all liability of the said reels becoming displaced beingobviated.

A practical embodimentof my invention is represented in the accompanyingdrawings, in which Figure 1 represents a top plan view, partly insection, of two of the reel-supports and a reel mounted in positiontherein, one of the swinging arms of the supports being shown in dottedlines swung back to show themanner of permitting the release of the reelfrom the supports; and Fig. 2 is a side view of the support and reel.

The reel -supports are denoted by A, and the reel, which is mounted torotate between the reel-supports, is denoted by B. The reelsupports Aare adapted to be secured to a suitable foundation in series, so as topermit the reception of a number of reels between them. The support Aconsists of a suitable flanged base a, from which extends outwardly arigid or stationary arm a, one face of the arm a, near its outer end,being provided with a socket or recess a for the reception of theenlarged end bearing upon one end of the spindle b of the reel B. Aconverging guide or track a extends from near the end of the arm a intocommunication with the socket or recess a for the purpose of guiding theend of the spindle 5 upon the reel into its position within the saidsocket.

A spring-actuated swinging arm Ois hinged to the stationary arm a at apoint between its outer and inner ends, so as to swing to ward and awayfrom the said rigid arm. The means which I have shown for hinging theswinging arm 0 to the fixed or stationary arm a consists of a pivot-boltD, which passes through portions of the two arms and is pro vided with asuitable retaining-nut d. The arm 0 is yieldingly held at the limit ofits movement away from the outer end of the stationary arm by means of aspring E,which spring is coiled around the bolt D and has itsforwardly-extended ends 6 c the one engaged with the arm a and the otherwith the arm 0. The coiled portion 8 of the spring is held in positionby the nut 01 upon the bolt D.

The face of the swinging arm 0 opposite the face of the fixed arm uponthe next adjoining support is provided with a recess 0r socket c forreceiving and retaining the opposite end of the spindle b of the reelfrom the end which enters the socket a in the fixed arm of the nextsucceeding support. The arm 0 is further provided with a converginggroove, guide, or track 0, extending from the outer portion of the saidswinging arm into communication with the recess 0, for guiding the endof the spindle B into its position within the socket. The opposite endsI) of the reel-spindle b are considerably enlarged and are round incross-section and correspond in diameter closely to the diameters of thesockets a and 0, so as to have an easy rotating fit Within the saidsockets. These enlarged end portions or heads of the spindle permit ofthe reel being rotated with a very even and smooth movement at a greatspeed, with no liability of the reel jumping out of its position withinits supports.

By constructing the reel-supports as above described any one of thereels may be quickly removed from its supports by swinging back one ofthe swinging arms 0 without disturbing in any manner the adjacent reelsor supports.

13y forming the guides a and c in the faces of the arms the spindle isreadily guided into its position within the sockets when it is desiredto insert the reel into its supports.

It is evident that slight changes may be resorted to in theconstruction, form, and arrangement of the several parts withoutdeparting from the spirit and scope of my in vention. Hence I do notWish to limit myself strictly to the structure herein set forth butWVhat I claim is- 1. A reel-support comprising a stationary arm having asocket in its outer face for receiving one end of a reel-spindle, aswinging arm hinged to the stationary arm and having a socket in itsouter face for the reception of the end of an adjacent reel-spindle andmeans for yieldingly holding the swinging arm at the limit of itsmovement away from the stationary arm, substantially as set forth.

2. A reel-support comprising a stationary arm and a spring-actuatedswinging arm hinged thereto held normally at the limit of [0 itsmovement away from the stationary arm,

the said arms having sockets upon their opposite faces for the receptionof the adjacent ends of two reel-spindles, the said arms being furtherprovided with guides 01' tracks for directing the ends of the spindlesinto position within the sockets, substantially as set forth.

ISAAC E. PALMER. Witnesses:

FREDK. IIAYNEs, EDWARD VInsER.

